the small elite do not get us. they call us wacky. they call us wingnuts. we call us, "we, the people." [applause] we do not always agree. we do not always share the same strategy memo is. -- memos. we do not always endorses i the same candidates or speak of the same talking points. we're loud, rowdy, passionate. it reminds me of the c.s. lewis "narnia" books, where the little girl asks someone about aslan the lion, who represents god. she says was some concern, is he -- with a little concern over the fearsome lion, is he safe? her friend says, safe? who said anything about safe? of course he is not safe. but he's good. [applause] that is what is happening in america today with this grass- roots groundswell, love affair with liberty. it is not tame. but, boy, it sure is good. [applause] they attack us. -- will they attack us? yes. they will steer our backgrounds and distort our records -- smear our backgrounds, distort our records, harassed us, tried to -- harass us, and try to intimidate us. there is nothing safe about this. is it worth it? is freedom wort